Publications

Greenlining's library of research-related publications

Our extensive library of research-related publications backs up our advocacy with solid data, and works to make that data widely available. Here you can browse publications, filter by issue area or search by keyword.

Greenlining and the Urban Strategies Council analyzed 2013 federal home mortgage data for California, with an in-depth focus on the cities of Fresno, Long Beach and Oakland. The analysis revealed a shockingly low level of lending to African American and…Continue reading

Something amazing is happening in California: we’re charging polluters for the damage they cause and using that money to clean the air, save families money and bring investments and jobs to communities that need them. To evaluate initial success of…Continue reading

The Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion can leverage diversity to reform the financial sector. Greenlining’s fact sheet analyzes how congressional support and improved metrics will drive this outcome. To read the fact sheet, click here.Continue reading

Nonprofit hospitals conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment every three years to determine the health concerns of the communities they serve,and develop a Community Benefit Plan. Unfortunately, this process has major gaps. To read the report, click here.Continue reading

Greenlining’s 2015 Supplier Diversity Report Card finds that contracting with minority-owned businesses by California energy and telecommunications companies dropped in 2014 and contracting with Latino-owned businesses plunged to its lowest level in the past five years. While the overall level…Continue reading

On March 24, 2015, Lyft and The Greenlining Institute announced a partnership designed to promote diversity, improve transportation choices for all communities, and expose members of diverse communities to careers in the technology sector. To read the statement, click here.Continue reading

Over two million Californians have gained health coverage due to the Affordable Care Act, but the ACA specifically excludes more than one million undocumented Californians. To help ensure that this population gets treated as human beings and not just a…Continue reading

One in nine eligible California voters speaks only limited English, and many of these voters don’t know what help and services are available to them. In discussions with ethnically mixed groups of bilingual poll workers, poll monitors, phone bankers and…Continue reading

Thanks to legislation enacted in 2014, SB 1275 (de León), the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has taken the first steps to create carsharing programs for electric cars in low and moderate income communities. To help make this process as…Continue reading

Californians who have been in state prison are able to vote after completing their sentence or finishing parole, but many are unaware of their rights. Greenlining solicited input from formerly incarcerated communities in order to understand their experiences and develop…Continue reading